{ "_notes": "v3 (2023/2024 merge): CI-G1 flips from unfunded to funded (EECBG grant confirmed by the 2024 Progress Report; see funding.json > eecbg-2024 > fundedActivities), while remaining dataGap:true for the 2025 report — the first 'funded but still gapped' case in this dataset, ending what had been a clean 100%-of-funded-goals-reported pattern. Computed over departments.json's 21 department goals only — the white-street-landfill entry has no 'goals' array (externalOnly) and is excluded by construction. Regenerate this file if departments.json's fundingLink/dataGap fields change.", "generatedFrom": "departments.json", "unitOfAnalysis": "department goal (21 total across 12 department/energy-source groupings)", "crossTab": { "columns": ["internal", "external", "none"], "rows": ["reported", "gapped"], "internal_reported": 3, "internal_gapped": 1, "external_reported": 1, "external_gapped": 0, "none_reported": 2, "none_gapped": 14 }, "crossTabCollapsed": { "_notes": "Same shape as prior versions, for continuity — 'funded' now = internal + external.", "fundedAndReported": 4, "fundedAndGapped": 1, "unfundedAndReported": 2, "unfundedAndGapped": 14 }, "headlineStats": { "pctOfFundedGoalsReported": 80.0, "pctOfUnfundedGoalsReported": 12.5, "pctOfReportedGoalsThatWereFunded": 66.7, "pctOfGappedGoalsThatWereUnfunded": 93.3, "totalFundedGoals": 5, "totalFundedInternal": 4, "totalFundedExternal": 1, "totalUnfundedGoals": 16, "totalReportedGoals": 6, "totalGappedGoals": 15 }, "verdict": { "holds": "still strong, no longer perfect", "text": "Adding the 2023/2024 reports surfaced a fifth funded goal — CI-G1 (Community Incentives), funded by the same December 2024 EECBG grant that also funds Rec 3/5/8 — that was NOT reported on in the 2025 Progress Report, ending what had been a clean 100%-of-funded-goals-reported pattern. The revised finding: 80% of funded goals were reported (4 of 5) vs. 12.5% of unfunded goals (2 of 16) — funding is still by far the strongest predictor of reporting, just not a perfect one anymore. CI-G1 is also a 'wentSilent' case (see departments.json): Initiated in both the 2023 and 2024 reports, then absent from 2025 entirely, despite real grant money behind it. A funded goal going silent is a stronger accountability signal than an unfunded one going silent, and is worth its own visual treatment. Separately, adding the externally-verified GTA funding (TR-D-G1) still moves one goal from 'unfunded-but-reported' to 'funded-and-reported': the GTA bus fleet is real, well-documented, and financially substantial ($22.4M+ across five federal/utility/settlement grants since 2016), and the Transit Director has publicly credited the SEP for the largest of these grants — yet none of it appears in either SEP source document, meaning the Progress Reports understate the SEP's demonstrated funding impact, not just its goal-tracking completeness.", "citation": { "sourceType": "external", "publisher": "Gillig / City of Greensboro Transit Department", "title": "Transit Department Awarded $22.4 Million for Battery-Electric Buses, Hybrid Buses and Vehicle Chargers", "url": "https://www.gillig.com/2024/07/10/transit-department-awarded-22-4-million-for-battery-electric-buses-hybrid-buses-and-vehicle-charge/", "retrievedDate": "2026-07-14" } }, "byDepartmentGrouping": [ { "id": "water-resources", "energySource": "electricity", "goals": 3, "fundedPct": 33.3, "reportedPct": 33.3 }, { "id": "transportation-electricity", "energySource": "electricity", "goals": 3, "fundedPct": 0.0, "reportedPct": 33.3 }, { "id": "coliseum", "energySource": "electricity", "goals": 2, "fundedPct": 0.0, "reportedPct": 0.0 }, { "id": "buildings-ei", "energySource": "electricity", "goals": 2, "fundedPct": 100.0, "reportedPct": 100.0 }, { "id": "coliseum-natural-gas", "energySource": "naturalGas", "goals": 1, "fundedPct": 0.0, "reportedPct": 0.0, "deprioritizedInSource": true }, { "id": "parks-rec-natural-gas", "energySource": "naturalGas", "goals": 1, "fundedPct": 0.0, "reportedPct": 0.0, "deprioritizedInSource": true }, { "id": "fire-natural-gas", "energySource": "naturalGas", "goals": 2, "fundedPct": 0.0, "reportedPct": 0.0, "deprioritizedInSource": true }, { "id": "police-gasoline", "energySource": "gasoline", "goals": 2, "fundedPct": 0.0, "reportedPct": 50.0 }, { "id": "transportation-gasoline", "energySource": "gasoline", "goals": 1, "fundedPct": 0.0, "reportedPct": 0.0 }, { "id": "field-operations-diesel", "energySource": "diesel", "goals": 1, "fundedPct": 0.0, "reportedPct": 0.0 }, { "id": "transportation-diesel", "energySource": "diesel", "goals": 1, "fundedPct": 100.0, "fundedType": "external", "reportedPct": 100.0 }, { "id": "community-incentives", "energySource": "communityIncentives", "goals": 2, "fundedPct": 50.0, "reportedPct": 0.0, "note": "Updated in the 2023/2024 merge: CI-G1 is now funded (EECBG) but remains gapped; CI-G2 remains unfunded and gapped. Both goals in this grouping are unreported for 2025, despite one being funded." } ], "notablePattern": "Natural gas goals (Coliseum, Parks & Rec, Fire — 4 goals total) remain a clean 100% funding/reporting blackout, and are explicitly flagged `deprioritizedInSource` in departments.json — the 2022 SEP itself deprioritized natural gas, so this gap is a documented choice made visible, not a surprising omission, and should read differently in the UI than the other gapped goals. Separately, three goals (TR-GAS-G1, FO-G1, CI-G1) now carry a `wentSilent` flag: confirmed Initiated activity in both the 2023 and 2024 reports, followed by zero mention in 2025. CI-G1 is the most notable of the three since it's also funded — a goal with real grant money behind it that still dropped out of the newest report.", "goalLevelDetail": [ { "goalId": "WR-G1", "dept": "water-resources", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false }, { "goalId": "WR-G2", "dept": "water-resources", "funded": true, "fundedType": "internal", "reported": true, "fundingSource": "eecbg-2024" }, { "goalId": "WR-G3", "dept": "water-resources", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false, "note": "Has a relatedExternalFinding (White Street Landfill solar) — not counted as funded since it's not this goal's own project, but flagged for UI cross-reference." }, { "goalId": "TR-E-G1", "dept": "transportation-electricity", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": true }, { "goalId": "TR-E-G2", "dept": "transportation-electricity", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false }, { "goalId": "TR-E-G3", "dept": "transportation-electricity", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false }, { "goalId": "COL-G1", "dept": "coliseum", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false }, { "goalId": "COL-G2", "dept": "coliseum", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false }, { "goalId": "EI-G1", "dept": "buildings-ei", "funded": true, "fundedType": "internal", "reported": true, "fundingSource": "sci-building-audit-2025" }, { "goalId": "EI-G2", "dept": "buildings-ei", "funded": true, "fundedType": "internal", "reported": true, "fundingSource": "sci-building-audit-2025" }, { "goalId": "COL-NG-G1","dept": "coliseum-natural-gas", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false, "deprioritizedInSource": true }, { "goalId": "PR-NG-G1", "dept": "parks-rec-natural-gas", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false, "deprioritizedInSource": true }, { "goalId": "FIRE-NG-G1","dept": "fire-natural-gas", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false, "deprioritizedInSource": true }, { "goalId": "FIRE-NG-G2","dept": "fire-natural-gas", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false, "deprioritizedInSource": true }, { "goalId": "POL-G1", "dept": "police-gasoline", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": true }, { "goalId": "POL-G2", "dept": "police-gasoline", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false }, { "goalId": "TR-GAS-G1","dept": "transportation-gasoline", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false, "wentSilent": true }, { "goalId": "FO-G1", "dept": "field-operations-diesel", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false, "wentSilent": true }, { "goalId": "TR-D-G1", "dept": "transportation-diesel", "funded": true, "fundedType": "external", "reported": true, "fundingSource": "5 external grants, see funding.json > externalGrants" }, { "goalId": "CI-G1", "dept": "community-incentives", "funded": true, "fundedType": "internal", "reported": false, "fundingSource": "eecbg-2024", "wentSilent": true, "note": "Funded AND wentSilent — the notable exception to the 'funding predicts reporting' pattern." }, { "goalId": "CI-G2", "dept": "community-incentives", "funded": false, "fundedType": "none", "reported": false } ] }